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 HEART OF THE TRIBAL PAINTERS,WARLI PAINTING

The First time i saw this beautiful art at CraftsIndia Gallery Thane

 Warli Painting is a very popular form of tribal painting. Their major themes include the harvest season,celebration, wedding,rituals and births .The word “ Warli” comes from “warla” which means a piece of land or a field Despite being in such close proximity of the largest metropolis in India, Warli tribesmen are still not urban. Warli painting is an important part of the Warli tribe people’s culture.  The warlis carry on this tradition stretching back to 2500BC. Their mural painting are similar to those done between 500 and 10,000BCE in the Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka, in Madhya Pradesh. It is become so popular that it has now been appreciated all over the world.

Theme of this Art :-

(CraftsIndia Gallery , Thane)

Images of human beings and animals, along with scenes from daily life are created in a loose rhythmic pattern. Painted white on mud walls, they are pretty close to pre-historic cave paintings in execution and usually depict scenes of human figures engaged in activities like hunting, dancing, sowing ,harvesting, going out, drawing water from well, drying clothes or even dancing.

The first time I saw a Warli painting it was on the walls of CraftsIndia Gallery in Thane . I was fascinated, it told a remarkable story with just line, circles and triangles. The pattern of the art  basically consists of geometrical patterns like :-

•Circle: representing the sun and the moon
•Triangle: triangle derived from mountains and pointed trees
•Square: indicating a sacred enclosure or a piece of land. So the central motive in each ritual painting is the square.
These geometric figures are joined together to form beautiful patterns .Like two apex of triangles are joined together to form a human figure.

Warli Painting (CraftsIndia Gallery, Thane)

The background of this Art that Warlis typically use are : Henna , Indigo, Ochre, Black, Earthy Mud, Brick Red. 

The beauty of the art lies in its simplicity and reality. A warli painting can enhance the look of your house .Fill them up soon and make your house look more beautiful and traditional because one art can give a whole new look to your walls also It shows the beautiful side of the rural India which has attracted people all across india.

To buy the perfect Warli painting for your house visit : 

Craftsindia Gallery:LokVriksha, Tulshidham Road, Opp Vasant Vihar, Pokheran road 2, Thane West , Maharashtra.

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